Order entered June 16, 2021
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-21-00374-CV
NICOLE HARRIS, Appellant
V.
LELAND BROWN AND FOSSIL GROUP, INC., Appellees
On Appeal from the 429th Judicial District Court
Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 429-00630-2020
ORDER
Appellant appeals the trial court’s April 21, 2021 order granting appellee
Fossil Group, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment. Before the Court is
appellant’s June 4, 2021 motion to abate this appeal so that she may obtain a
severance order to render the appealed order final. Appellee Fossil Group, Inc.
filed a response opposing the motion and a separate motion to dismiss the appeal
of the interlocutory order for want of jurisdiction. We GRANT the motion to
abate to allow appellant an opportunity to obtain a severance order. Should the
trial court sign a severance order, appellant shall have a supplemental clerk’s
record filed with the order. We SUSPEND the current deadline for the clerk’s and
reporter’s records.
The Court will take no action on appellee’s motion to dismiss at this time.
We DIRECT the Clerk of this Court to send a copy of this order to Lynne
Finley, Collin County District Clerk; Cindy Bardwell, Official Court Reporter for
the 429th Judicial District Court; and, all parties.
We ABATE the appeal for THIRTY DAYS. The appeal will be reinstated
in thirty days or when any supplemental clerk’s record is filed containing a
severance order, whichever occurs sooner.
/s/ KEN MOLBERG
JUSTICE